I just don't believe inanimate objects -- even books -- can be bullied (I.e., suffer psychological and physical trauma from repeated acts of harassment). Want to prohibit gaming the system with a flurry of reactionary ratings on books, sure. Book bullying? Want to prohibit bullying authors, critics, readers, reviewers, people and all personal attacks and harassment -- sure. But book bullying?
Which is actually milder phrasing than all the long whines during startup discussions about the need to protect author's poor wee book babies from the evil bullying readers. The hope that the simpler app format would attract a different crop of reviewers out there who will be more sympathetic to their poor bullied books while us meanie reviewers from goodreads (aka the customers of the retail products) would stop our reign of terror.
I also don't believe that a reader review site has to keep it positive versus just having readers giving their own opinions.
I do realize that in response to various questions about that "keep it positive" thye are now saying. they just meant "keep it constructive" -- but, honestly, I don't give a fig for reviews that give constructive feedback or constructive criticism, if helpful, useful or whatever so long as just expressing that reader's opinion. It's not the customer's responsibility to offer constructive anything.
ETA: re-worded a longer rant I had no business putting on someone else's post. Demeaning people who did suffer bully by equating with anything -- least of all a retail product getting a single star rating or perceived as negative review/discussion -- pushes my buttons.
Yes, I know booklikes uses the word "positive" as well but they say it as they want all their members to have a safe and positive experience with the site; they don't say "keep it positive.". And go on to say what actions booklikes and members can take to keep it that way, that we can block unwanted folk and that booklikes can remove or "ghost" reported problematic ones even though will not otherwise delete or censor content.
Booklikes does nothing and has no phrasing to protect the retail products, aka books. Just its site members.
I just don't believe inanimate objects -- even books -- can be bullied (I.e., suffer psychological and physical trauma from repeated acts of harassment). Want to prohibit gaming the system with a flurry of reactionary ratings on books, sure. Book bullying? Want to prohibit bullying authors, critics, readers, reviewers, people and all personal attacks and harassment -- sure. But book bullying?
Which is actually milder phrasing than all the long whines during startup discussions about the need to protect author's poor wee book babies from the evil bullying readers. The hope that the simpler app format would attract a different crop of reviewers out there who will be more sympathetic to their poor bullied books while us meanie reviewers from goodreads (aka the customers of the retail products) would stop our reign of terror.
I also don't believe that a reader review site has to keep it positive versus just having readers giving their own opinions.
I do realize that in response to various questions about that "keep it positive" thye are now saying. they just meant "keep it constructive" -- but, honestly, I don't give a fig for reviews that give constructive feedback or constructive criticism, if helpful, useful or whatever so long as just expressing that reader's opinion. It's not the customer's responsibility to offer constructive anything.
ETA: re-worded a longer rant I had no business putting on someone else's post. Demeaning people who did suffer bully by equating with anything -- least of all a retail product getting a single star rating or perceived as negative review/discussion -- pushes my buttons.
Yes, I know booklikes uses the word "positive" as well but they say it as they want all their members to have a safe and positive experience with the site; they don't say "keep it positive.". And go on to say what actions booklikes and members can take to keep it that way, that we can block unwanted folk and that booklikes can remove or "ghost" reported problematic ones even though will not otherwise delete or censor content.
Booklikes does nothing and has no phrasing to protect the retail products, aka books. Just its site members.